This is a blog about one woman's quest to manage Type 2 Diabetes while maintaining her health and humor.

Monday, March 16, 2009

"Mantra Monday"

Christie O. over on Baby Tea Leaves has just started her new weekly installation: "Mantra Monday." And anyone can play, so I'm game!

I'm going to be a copy-cat, though, since I've had triathlons on the brain lately. My mantra this week is the same as Christie O.'s from last week: "Just 'tri' it!" I had my little to-do list of what to do to feel like I could do a triathlon this year. I found a triathlon that looks promising ("See Jane Tri" on September 26, 2009) and discussed with Mr. Handsome-and-Handy. He was worried about the open-water swim part, but I assured him that this one had lifeguards and "water buddies" in boats and on boards to provide resting places along the swim. So...got the family buy-in. Yeay!!!

So...I'm "tri"-ing to "tri" it, but I keep getting errors when I click the Register Now button. Oh well, I've got a query in, so we'll see how it goes....

I'm excited about it, too...and scared...but mostly EXCITED!!!! Woohoooooo!!! (Or, I will be when I can get that registration done. Isent an email to the organizers, asking if there was an alternativeway to register from the buggy experience I'm having on active.com.)

Yes, the open water swim has me a bit apprehensive. That's why Ichose a tri with the open water swim in a lake and not the ocean. Wedon't really have a lot of great places to practice open water swimsout here, either...most lakes are boating only, and the ocean is waytoo rough. I've always loved swimming, but a leisurely snorkel orswim with the kids is way different from the madness of a race...fromwhat I've read, anyway. Oh well, we'll figure it out, right? I justfound a DVD at our local library called "Open Water Swimming: Skills,Techniques, & Racing Tips." I will let you know how it is.